WRG Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Wrangell Airport, Wrangell, AK · PAWG

Current weather at Wrangell Airport in Wrangell, AK (IATA WRG, ICAO PAWG): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 140° at 8 kt, gusting 17 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:56Z on Nov 5, 35 minutes ago

Wind: from the southeast (140° true) at 8 knots, gusting 17 knots.
Visibility: 9 miles.
Weather: light rain.
Clouds: scattered clouds at 3,300 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 8°C (46°F), dew point 6°C (43°F).
Altimeter: 29.62 inHg (1003 hPa).

METAR PAWG 051256Z AUTO 14008G17KT 9SM -RA SCT033 BKN060 OVC075 08/06 A2962 RMK AO2 RAB04 SLP031 P0001 T00780061 TSNO $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 140° at 8 kt, gusting 17 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
10 Most headwind	121°	8 kt (gusts 16)	3 kt from the right (gusts 6)	6,000 ft
28	301°	Tailwind 8 kt (gusts tail 16)	3 kt from the left (gusts 6)	6,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:34Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF PAWG 051134Z 0512/0612 13011G15KT P6SM -SHRA FEW030 BKN040 OVC050 FM051800 10020G35KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC040 WS020/15040KT FM052200 10025G40KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 WS020/15040KT FM060300 10020G30KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 WS020/15035KT FM060700 10021G30KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0512/0515

Nov 5 12:00Z to 18:00Z
Wind 130° at 11 kt, gusting 15 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; few clouds at 3,000 ft, broken clouds at 4,000 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until 22:00Z)
Wind 100° at 20 kt, gusting 35 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain, mist; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 150° at 40 kt.
From Nov 5 22:00Z (until Nov 6 03:00Z)
Wind 100° at 25 kt, gusting 40 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 2,500 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 150° at 40 kt.
From Nov 6 03:00Z (until 07:00Z)
Wind 100° at 20 kt, gusting 30 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 2,500 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 150° at 35 kt.
From Nov 6 07:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 100° at 21 kt, gusting 30 kt; visibility 4 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 1,500 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.